Percy Gray : origins of the Central British Columbia Development Project
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1980-08 SUMMARY: In a tape-recorded reminiscence, Percy Gray discusses the origins and history of the Central B.C. Development Project, directly concerned with the Peace River, Williston Lake and W.A.C. Bennett Dam areas.
The item is a composite print of a promotional film from ca. 1978. It contains an overview of BC Hydro projects, activities and plans to meet the province's energy needs -- past, present and future. Sequences include: historical footage from 1950s of power plants in the Lower Mainland and the Bridge River development; the Peace River project under construction and now; flood control benefits of the Bennett dam; the provincial power grid; power line right-of-way made available for other uses; new submarine cable to Vancouver Island (late 1960s); Duncan and Keenleyside [Arrow] dams and side benefits [Kokanee spawning channel, Duck Lake waterfowl sanctuary, new beaches on Arrow Lake]; construction at Mica dam site; helicopter transporting transmission tower; crew stringing power lines on Mission Ridge; helicopter patrolling line; crew working on fallen line and tower; possible new energy sources for the future; B.C. Hydro building in Vancouver. "Hydro in Action" is probably a short version of this film.
Energy from the Peace : Site C
The item is a release print of a documentary film, from the 1970s. It contains a description of the proposed Site C project on the Peace River, seven kilometers southwest of Fort St. John. The film shows how the waters of the Peace can be harnessed a third time to meet the energy needs of the province. It also discusses the impact of the proposed development and mitigation opportunities.
Energy from the Peace : Site C
The item is a composite print of a documentary film from the 1970s. It is a description of the proposed Site C project on the Peace River, seven kilometers southwest of Fort St. John. The film shows how the waters of the Peace can be harnessed a third time to meet the energy needs of the province. It also discusses the impact of the proposed development and mitigation opportunities.
Part of Fort St. John Public Library oral history collection
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: An oral history interview with Jesse Starnes about Fort St. John and area. He talks about his childhood in Oklahoma, migrating to Canada in 1905, the native people, his life as a trapper, other settlers, the building of the Alaska highway, conditions in the 1930s, collapse of the Peace River bridge, hydro development, other sources of power, space travel, and the attitudes of east to west and resources.